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Feb 7, 20221 min read
942. Martin Latham - The Bookseller's Tale
Didn’t finish this but managed ½ so ½ a review. The basic concept was interesting, a book almost about the evolution of the book and its...
Sep 17, 20211 min read
895. James Robertson - News Of The Dead
Book of the year, so far. Beautifully written. About a single location – Glen Conach – in the Scottish highlands over several centuries....
Jun 15, 20211 min read
869. Christine Feret Fleury - The Girl Who Reads On The Metro
P enjoyed this; I found it readable but no more. It is short – about a Parisian girl who finds an eccentric Iranian who distributes books...
Jan 22, 20181 min read
568. Susan Hill - Jacob's Room Is Full Of Books
One of Paddy’s. I enjoyed it more to start with (possibly contrast) than by the end. She is a rather pompous woman and there is plenty of...
Sep 3, 20141 min read
240. Andy Miller - The Year Of Reading Dangerously
This was a bit of a challenge as it is similar to this site. A book about the challenge he set himself to read 50 books, chosen I am not...